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							Primary election resultsHope - 
							 
	
							8/20/2008
 Voters in Liberty Lake and the rest of the state cast their ballots for Tuesday's first-ever "top two primary." Tuesday night's preliminary results included 70,073 ballots counted in Spokane County. Elections officials said they expected another 36,000 ballots to flow in. The new system narrows a long list of candidates for partisan and nonpartisan offices before November's general election. The top two vote-getters advance, regardless of political affiliation. 
 The new system is getting its first run after voters approved an initiative in 2004. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld the system in March.  Here is a look at some local preliminary results for the top two vote-getters. For full results, visit Spokane County's Web site. 
 State Senator - 4th Leg District    State Representative Pos 1 - 4th Leg District(WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
 Judi Owens (Liberty Lake Councilwoman)     8,499   42.57 percent
Bob McCaslin  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .              11,430   57.24 percent (WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
 Linda J. Thompson.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,953   45.34 percent
 Larry Crouse  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       10,769   54.54
 State Representative Pos 2 - 4th Leg District
(WITH 78 OF 78 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Matt Shea  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       7,577   38.29 percent
Tim Hattenburg.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,089   35.82  
County Commissioner District 1
(WITH 103 OF 103 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Kim Thorburn  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    11,962   49.70 percent
Todd Mielke.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     12,070   50.15  
County Commissioner District 2
(WITH 95 OF 95 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Brian Sayrs (Liberty Lake Councilman) . .  10,981   48.78 percent
Mark Richard  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . .   11,493   51.06 
 
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